ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Dimmer

A dimmer is a piece of special equipment that changes how bright a light is. Imagine you have a lamp in your room that is too bright, and it hurts your eyes. With a dimmer, you can make the lamp less bright, so your eyes don't hurt anymore.

A dimmer works by letting you control how much electricity goes into the light bulb. When you turn the dimmer knob or press a button, it tells the dimmer to send less electricity to the light bulb. That way, the light becomes less bright.

It's like having a volume button for light! Just like you can turn the volume down on music when it's too loud, you can turn the brightness down on a light when it's too bright.

Dimmers can be used in all sorts of places, like your house or at a play or concert venue. They help make sure that the light is always just right for what you need.